is hypertension actually defined as a disease?

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I need to know if I can write about hypertension in my essay as a disease. Is there any official source/body that would be able to tell me certainly if hypertension is classed as an actual disease.

Thank you!

Jimbo · Accepted Answer

It's generally referred to as more of a disorder than disease, but the line between the two is a bit blurry.

I've just done a project on hypertension, thought you might find one of the sites I used helpful:

http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Hypertension.htm

If you've got a decent library then Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine is excellent.

Anonymous · Answer

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John de Witt · Answer

Limit your topic to hypertensive crisis, or to surgically correctable hypertension, and you'll get few arguments. But I think you have a valid concern: hypertension in general is just a statistical risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. Statistical risks aren't really diseases.

Anonymous · Answer

if its chronic- then maybe

if not then its just a syndrome

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